Not Much

Not much has been going on around here, which is good. :) Jeff's working, the kids are enjoying summer break, I'm doing all my normal cleaning, laundry, cooking, and so on.
I'm hoping we can afford a laptop here soon because I would like to have Josiah do school on it instead of our desktop. Especially since we are traveling to MO soon and I would like to start school while we are there. Also for when we are home, if he needs a quite place to work he can go to his room to get work done. Not sure how that will work really, he may have to just sit at the kitchen table and try to ignore the noise going on with me teaching Gaber and with his sister running around. Either way, we'll figure it out. I still need to buy Gaber's curriculum. I'm going back and forth between Abeka and ACE. I may just stick with Abeka for now since that is what I've used in the past for the boys. Maybe when Tara is ready for school I will try out ACE.

On the potty training front, (part 5), that has seemed to come to a complete stop. Since summer has come I don't get up early any more and so by the time I get Tara up (8:30), she has wet her diaper. I'm sure she is still waking up dry but this mommy just can't get up any earlier to check. Hey, I'm enjoying my sleeping in days while I can! Tara actually hasn't even sat on the pot for weeks now. She is showing no interest but that's ok. I'm just not motivated to go for it yet. Not ready for wet undies and floors. lol.

Next week Josiah will go to church camp for his very first time. It makes me a little sad to think he is old enough to go anywhere for that long without me! I think I will be homesick for him. I'm just praying that he has a lot of fun and that he doesn't miss us too much. I wish so much that I could go with him and watch him participate in the sports and everything but I can't. I know when all my kids are old enough to go I will be there with them!

That's it for this household. Not much going on here but isn't that how summer should be? :)

9th Anniversary!

Today is our 9th anniversary! We actually don't have anything big planned...not even dinner out for tonight. I will probably cook and then we will go to church. But you know what? I'm just so happy that we are together today. He is not deployed and we are not separated, I will get to see my hubby tonight when he gets off work. We have our family all together and that makes me happy! I'm so thankful to God for what we have, a strong marriage, 3 healthy kids, a home, a job, vehicles, a wonderful church, awesome parents and great friends that are scattered all over this world. All the years we have spent together have been great, yes there were some hard times, but God brought us threw it all. I know we will have some more hard times, but also some good times and I look forward to it all! I love you Jeff! :)

Florida Vaca Facts

1. a 16 oz of coke can soak into a van seat fast!
2. I was sure glad I brought a roll of paper towels to clean up that lovely mess from #1
3. Tara is not a happy road trip participant
4. I now understand why my mom does not answer to "mom" anymore.
5. Tara broke the record for how many times a toddler can say mommy, or "ommy" in one hour.
6. The boys are good at ignoring sissy as she breaks the record
7. When your steering wheel shakes...nothing good is to follow.
8. A blown tire at 80 mph is not fun.
9. Fire ants hurt
10. Tires bought on the turnpike are expensive
11. Florida is hot...and humid
12. The pool is a lifesaver for adults with 4 kids
13. Adults can act like kids too in the pool *cough* jeff and mark :)
14. Waterproof cameras are awesome.
15. Josiah can swim pretty good on his belly with a snorkel and mask
16. Gaber can swim good underwater (after watching Hannah)
17. Rybold grandchildren can tan easily
18. Gaber and Hannah are perfect playmates
19. Josiah loves little babies!
20. A BBQ rib can take care of a loose tooth.
21. Rose and I are good at setting
22. Jeff and Mark are good at winning :P
23. Staying up every night to 12 makes it hard to get up before 9.
24. Low fat ice cream means you can have 2 bowls instead of 1.
25. A glass wall = a black eye (for a poor little 3 yr old)
26. Josiah loves hanging out with his uncle Nick
27. Tara can say, Nick..."ick" and hannah

We had a great time on our vacation. It ended way too fast like they always do. The kids had so much fun in Florida...Josiah didn't want to leave. I think he would have stayed with Nicole and Nick if we would have let him. :) And I'm thinking Gaber would have loved to bring Hannah home with him.
Here are a few pics...